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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Evaluation of the Operations Research in Family Planning and Maternal-Child

Health for Latin America and the Caribbean (INOPAL II) Project.

AUTHORS

Seltzer JR; Blomberg RC; Mercado ER; Townsend M

SOURCE

Arlington, Virginia, DUAL Inc., Population Technical Assistance Project

[POPTECH], 1993 Sep 20. xi, 120 p. Report No. 93-197-15; USAID Contract No.

ABSTRACT

This technical assistance project report pertains to operations research (OR) in family planning (FP) and maternal

and child health projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) (INOPAL II). A summary is provided of 3.5 years

of program operations in 42 subprojects in 11 countries. INOPAL II, as a follow-up to INOPAL I, is responsive to

local needs, maintains high quality, and demonstrates strong understanding of service delivery problems in the

region. INOPAL is characterized as having shown flexibility in the development and application of different research

approaches. Subprojects field tested solutions to delivery problems, performed technical assistance, and

conducted situation analyses and diagnostic studies. About 50% of 46 institutions received continued assistance

after INOPAL I. INOPAL II includes more public institutions. Special efforts are made to collaborate with USAID

Cooperating Agencies and international groups. The objectives are to provide more acceptable and accessible FP

services for special populations, to improve service quality, and to institutionalize the ability of local groups to

conduct OR. The staff plans to focus on Mexico and Peru during the next 1.5 years, to continue technical assistance

for ensuring implementation and expansion of interventions, and to increase technical assistance to collaborating

agencies with management information systems. Low prevalence countries have a great need for OR in order to find

appropriate service delivery strategies. Future evaluations should take greater account of the need to institutionalize

OR capacity. Strategies should encourage greater independence of staff of local agencies in developing

subprojects. The Population Council and USAID should explore different contracting models which allow for

continuation of the collaborative role through a cooperative agreement or a noncompetitive procurement contract.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 16-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Evaluation of the Operations Research in Family Planning

and Maternal-Child Health for Latin America and the Caribbean (INOPAL II) Project.", is(are) Seltzer JR; Blomberg

RC; Mercado ER; Townsend M. The source of this article is "Arlington, Virginia, DUAL Inc., Population Technical

Assistance Project [POPTECH], 1993 Sep 20. xi, 120 p. Report No. 93-197-15; USAID Contract No. DPE-3024-Z-00-

8078-00". This article was published in 1993 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 16-

06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 10016

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